Correlation coefficients describe the direction and magnitude of a relationship between how many variables?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
B
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The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to her patient. Which of the following interventions provide the patient with the most accurate information?
A) Instruct the patient to stop taking St. John's wort at least two weeks prior to surgery due to its interaction with anesthetic agents. B) Instruct the patient to continue taking ephedrine prior to surgery due to its effect on blood pressure. C) Instruct the patient to discontinue synthroid due to its effect on blood coagulation and potential heart dysrhythmias. D) Instruct the patient to continue any herbal supplements and inform the patient they have no effect on the surgical procedure.
The nurse who is demonstrating breast self-examination to a patient points out that the most common area in the breast for tumors to occur is:
1. under the nipple. 2. the upper outer quadrant. 3. the six o'clock position. 4. the axillary lymph nodes.
You tell a friend that one of the patients tried to intimidate you when the patient discovered that this was you first nursing position. You friend gives you several methods to prepare for such situations
Which method would your friend be least likely to suggest to you? a. Keep your knowledge base up to date. b. Look and act like a professional. c. Demonstrate to your patients that you possess a body of nursing care knowledge. d. When you are with your patient, don't ask another nurse to help you, this can show thepatient that you don't know what you're doing.
Which of the following explains why theories are important to psychiatric–mental health nursing?
A) Theories provide more treatment options for clients. B) Theories add professionalism to health care. C) Theories simplify treatment decisions for most clients. D) Theories lead to the expansion of knowledge.